RailBlazer - New Ride at California's
Great America

During 2018, RailBlazer will join it's roller
coaster cousins Flight Deck, Demon, Patriot,
Grizzly, Gold Striker, Logger's Run,
and Psycho Mouse at California's Great America.
This description was given by Jim Harrington in the San
Jose Mercury-News in August of 2017:

It’s called RailBlazer – and amusement park fans have
reportedly never seen anything like it before. What makes
it unusual is that riders sit single-file on the coaster –
with no one to the right or left – and basically straddle
one rail. This allows for a greater range of quick, abrupt
movements than traditional two-track coasters, which
usually carry two (or more) passengers per row.

And did we mention the 90-degree drop? That should result
in some screams heard around the park.

The coaster – the 15th in the park’s history – is the
first of its kind, a “prototype,” says Great America Vice
President/General Manager Raul Rehnborg. It’s going to
give the park “a whole ’nother” experience for its guests,
he says.

The ride stands 100 feet tall and will whisk riders along
1,800 feet of track at speeds of up to 52 miles per hour.
Its selling points include a 180-degree stall (watch out
for your hats!) and a “zero-gravity roll.” The coaster’s
theme is State Route 1 (SR 1), the highway that runs along
most of the coast of California.